Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science

▪ Empowering Educators with Proven Tools to Recruit and Retain More Women in STEM Education The Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) has helped STEM Educators nationwide close the gender gap for women and girls in technology. IWITTS is the only national organization whose sole mission is to provide educators and employers with the tools they need to encourage women to enter and succeed in careers where they are under-represented. IWITTS's solutions include research, professional development, publications, technical assistance, and outreach and marketing products. - Retention - Retention of ALL students to STEM education has been shown to increase up to 15%- 50%. ~Federal grants include a U.S. Department of Labor and 5 NSF grants all centered on women to in STEM. Corporate grants include Cisco Gender Initiative. - “How to Recruit Women & Girls to the STEM Classroom” - Executive Director of IWITTS received the Reader’s choice award for writing this cover article in ITEEA’s Technology and Engineering Teacher magazine

Website

http://www.iwitts.org/

External link for Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science

Industry

Higher Education

Company size

2-10 employees

Headquarters

Alameda

Type

Nonprofit

Founded

1994

Specialties

Recruit & Retain More Women in STEM and Provide STEM Educators with Proven Tools to Recruit and Retain STEM Students